Archive for September, 2002
Tyrannasaurus Mix And Me
It was a Sunday afternoon and I was on the air at the MIX. Those 6 hour shifts were killers. Hit songs would show up at least twice in the rotation and it could get to be on the tedious side if one let it. It was a challenge to make it fun and exciting [...]
Read More..>>Memories of Prince George Radio
The new PD of our country FM station in Prince George, B.C., had been a newscaster for several years and was devoid of any management experience. No matter. That’s how it often happens – someone loyal to the company gets rewarded with a kick upstairs, regardless of whether they’re prepared for it. He was in [...]
Read More..>>Brutal Bullard
Canadian comic turned late-night TV how host Mike Bullard was coming to appear on my CHML radio talk show to hype his rare gig at the local Yuk-Yuk’s. Unbeknownst to me and my producer, he was towing two of his fellow comic/writers who would be sitting in with us. I was looking forward to it. [...]
Read More..>>Sexual Harassment
My job interview with the PD was over. Now the GM wanted to see me. I was escorted into a dark, wood panelled office where, behind a huge oak desk sat a smallish man with dark eyes and a slightly wicked smile. He was attractive, but not overly so, and he reeked of power. I [...]
Read More..>>The Doctor Is In
Physician Dr. Ange Zizzo and I were doing our weekly, hour-long phone-in show on CHML during which listeners called to report a variety of health concerns and seek his medical expertise. The show wasn’t supposed to replace an actual trip to caller’s own Doctor but we could tell that it sometimes did. Ange was an [...]
Read More..>>Some PD’s Make Better Funeral Directors
I’d been doing the swing shift on this top 10 market CHR station for more than a year. In the beginning, I pretty much sucked. Working exclusively with country music will do that to a person when they change format. Nothing against country but it’s a steep learning curve to catch up with Mike & [...]
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